Shirt collar ironer



y 1934. M. F. HUEBSCH SHIRT COLLAR IRONER 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Jan. 15

Qua/-8 S J M ATTORNEY5 May 22, 1934.

M. F. HUEBSCH SHIRT COLLAR IRONER Filed Jan 15, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 O OIL ATTORNEYS Patented May 22, 1934 SHIRT COLLAR IRONER Monte Frank Huebsch, Milwaukee, Wis., assignor to Huebsch Manufacturing Company, Milwaukee, Wis., a corporation of Wisconsin Application J anuary 15,

6 Claims.

The invention relates to collar shapers and ironers and more particularly to one for ironing and finishing the collars of collar-attached shirts.

The main object of the invention is to provide a simple device to iron the inside of the collar band, to iron the edge where the collar is folded and to dry the collar into a substantially set shape.

The invention further consists in the several features hereinafter set forth and more particularly defined by claims at the conclusion hereof.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional view the line11 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation view of a device embodying the invention, parts being broken away and parts being shown in section;

Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view taken along the line 33 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 1 showing certain modifications;

Fig. 5 is a front elevation view of the device shown in Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is a plan view of the modified form;

Fig. I is a detail sectional view taken on the line 7-7 of Fig. 5;

Fig. 8 is a side elevational view of an ironer showing certain modifications.

In the drawings, the numeral 8 designates the ironing member or body which is in the form of a hollow generally cylindrical member having an inlet connected by a pipe 9 with a suitable source of steam and an outlet connected with a pipe 10 for conducting the exhaust or waste steam from the body though it will be understood that any suitable heating medium may be used to heat the ironing member.

The outer side 11 of the ironing member tapers slightly inwardly from the bottom of said body to the top, this taper preferably being the approximate average natural taper of the necks of the collar wearers.

The member 8 also has an overhanging flange portion 12 cooperating with the outer side 11 to form a groove 13.

With this arrangement the folded collar C of the collar-attached shirt is brought up and around the ironing member and is rotated or oscillated with a back and forth motion and because of the upward taper of the side 11 there is a constant tendency for the folded collar to work upwards on the form as it is rotated. This upward movement of the collar causes its folded edge to press upward against the groove in the ironer and become ironed smooth at the same taken along 1934, Serial No. 706,634

time that the collar band is ironed and shaped on the face .11 of the ironer. The ironer is large enough in circumference to take the collars of the average large shirt which comes into the laundry and will consequently take the smaller sizes so that the variation of average collar sizes is accommodated by the one ironing member without special adjustments or the use of long tapers as heretofore employed.

The ironer is provided with means to hold the collar in position while it is being dried and shaped on the ironer. As shown in Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive one means for accomplishing this purpose comprises a narrow flexible or spring metal band 14 secured intermediate its ends by a screw 15 to the front of the ironer and extending around the same and so positioned that its top edge is in the middle of the groove and high enough to hold the folded collar edge in ironing position relative to the groove. extends around the ironer past center so that when the folded collar is slipped over the narrow band it will not come off unless pulled off from the back. With the open ends of the collar put over the ends of the band and pulled forward so as to work the ends of the band through the collar to bring the ends of the collar to the front of the ironer as shown in Fig. 2, the collar, after its neck band and top edge have been ironed, is held in position on the ironer by said band and allowed to so remain until the parts of the collar adjacent the heated surfaces of the ironer are dried.

A modified form of collar holding means is shown in Figs. 4 to 7 inclusive and includes a pair of levers or arms 16 pivotally mounted on a screw 17 on the ironing member 8 and normally moved toward each other and adjacent a stop 18 by a spring 19. These arms 16 project over the flanged edge 12 of the ironer with their free ends disposed adjacent the ironing surface 11. A hook 20 is pivotally connected to the free end of one of the arms 16 and is adapted to engage the button 21 of the collar. A button hole engaging member 22 is pivotally connected to the free end of the other arm 16 and has the projection 23 engageable in the button hole 24 of the collar. With this arrangement after the collar C has been rotated back and forth to iron the neck band and the top edge, the hook 20 is engaged over the button 21 and the button hole 24 hooked over the projection 23 of the member 22 so that the ends of the collar, about the form, are secured to the ends of the levers 16 and through the tension of the spring 18 are urged toward each other, thus holding the collar upon the form so This band, it will also be noted,

that the neck band and top edge portion thereof may be dried.

The device as shown in Figs. 1 and 4, is preferably mounted for operation in an inclined position to facilitate placing of the collar thereon.

The groove 13 in the form shown in Figs. 1 and 2 is substantially straight, but this groove may be inclined from the front to the rearof the ironer as shown by the dotted line 13 on the ironer shown in Fig. 8, the body of the ironer being otherwise the same. By providing this inclined groove the ironer will more readily adapt itself to those shirt attached collars which slope from the back of the neck portion toward the front.

I desire it to be understood that this invention is not to be limited to any particular form or arrangement of parts except in so far as such limitations are specified in the claims.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. In a device of the character described, the combination of an ironing member having abody of substantially circular cross sectional contour and tapering slightly from its outer toward its inner end and having a collaredge-receiving groove at its inner end, and means on the ironing member for holding the collar of the collarattached shirt in position on the ironing member for drying said collar.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination of an ironing member having a body of substantially circular cross sectional contour and tapering slightly from its outer toward its inner end and having a collar edgereceiving groove at its inner end, and a holding member mounted on said memberand extending within thegroove.

3. In a device of the character described, the

combination of an ironing member having a body of substantially circular cross sectional contour and tapering slightly from its outer toward its inner end and having a collar edge-receiving groove at its inner end, and means engaging the ends of the collar to hold the same about said ironing member in adrying position.

5. In a device of the character described, the

combination of an ironing member having a body of substantially circular cross sectional contour and tapering slightly from its outer toward its inner endand having a collar edgereceivinggroove at its inner end and means including a pair of levers operatively connected to the ends of the collar to hold the same about said ironing member in a drying position. 6. In a device of the character described, the combination of an ironing member having a body of substantially circular cross sectional contour and tapering slightly from its outer toward its inner end and having a collar edge-receiving groove at its inner end, a pair ofcollar holding members, a hook on one of said members for engaging the button of the collar, a projection on. the other of said members for engaging in the button'holeof the collar-and spring means to urge said members to a position to hold said collar about said ironing member.

-MONTE FRANK HUEBSCH. 

